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In the late 1980s, the Dallas Oversea Chinese Language and Culture Center of Dallas-Fort Worth spared no effort in rushing about Chinese schools to facilitate the establishment of a Chinese Language and Culture Schools. Many Chinese Schools were ultimately established around 1980s to promote teaching experience exchange, teacher enhancement, as well as improving students' ability to express using the Chinese language.
In the late 1980s, the Dallas Oversea Chinese Language and Culture Center of Dallas-Fort Worth spared no effort in rushing about Chinese schools to facilitate the establishment of a Chinese Language and Culture Schools. Many Chinese Schools were ultimately established around 1980s to promote teaching experience exchange, teacher enhancement, as well as improving students' ability to express using the Chinese language.
The objective is to unite enthusiastic Chinese language educators to collaborate in promoting Chinese language education, and thus serve the oversea Chinese community by passing on Chinese culture in Dallas-Fort Worth area.
The objective is to unite enthusiastic Chinese language educators to collaborate in promoting Chinese language education, and thus serve the oversea Chinese community by passing on Chinese culture in Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Objectives
Objectives
Unify regional Chinese Schools to reinforce the overall effectiveness, and promote development of the Chinese language education in order to achieve the goal of brining Chinese language education into the American academic mainstream.
Unify regional Chinese Schools to reinforce the overall effectiveness, and promote development of the Chinese language education in order to achieve the goal of brining Chinese language education into the American academic mainstream.
Chinese school curriculum
Chinese school curriculum
School times are scheduled on Saturdays or Sundays. Class time vary from 2 to 4 hours. Classes include Chinese language and teaching of Chinese culture. Some schools also provide subsidiary learning programs such as mathematics, English and SAT classes. There is no restriction on the recruiting of students of different origin, nationality and ethnicity. Some schools even provide eight-week summer sessions during the summer vacation period.
School times are scheduled on Saturdays or Sundays. Class time vary from 2 to 4 hours. Classes include Chinese language and teaching of Chinese culture. Some schools also provide subsidiary learning programs such as mathematics, English and SAT classes. There is no restriction on the recruiting of students of different origin, nationality and ethnicity. Some schools even provide eight-week summer sessions during the summer vacation period.
Chinese School curriculum content
Chinese School curriculum content
Chinese language teaching includes both the Mandarin phonetic system and the Pinyin system. Learning one or both of these systems will give the students a foundation for achieving basic listening, speaking, reading and writing capability. The school also provides counseling on Chinese SAT and AP Chinese exams.
Chinese language teaching includes both the Mandarin phonetic system and the Pinyin system. Learning one or both of these systems will give the students a foundation for achieving basic listening, speaking, reading and writing capability. The school also provides counseling on Chinese SAT and AP Chinese exams.
The Chinese culture teaching not only emphasize Chinese history, but also include teaching of Chinese cultural activities such as diabolo (Chinese yo-yo), paper folding, abacus, traditional Chinese painting, calligraphy, Chinese idioms, Tang poetry, and Chinese festivals to suit student needs. Students can further understand the Chinese culture through these activities. School will also conduct literary competition each semester to raise students? learning interest.
The Chinese culture teaching not only emphasize Chinese history, but also include teaching of Chinese cultural activities such as diabolo (Chinese yo-yo), paper folding, abacus, traditional Chinese painting, calligraphy, Chinese idioms, Tang poetry, and Chinese festivals to suit student needs. Students can further understand the Chinese culture through these activities. School will also conduct literary competition each semester to raise students? learning interest.
Chinese School teaching material selection
Chinese School teaching material selection
Teaching materials vary by school. The majority of the teaching materials for the Traditional character system are provided by the Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission of Taiwan. Materials for the simplified character system mostly adapt publications of Jinan University. Some schools have also established own teaching material teams to develop and edit appropriate materials to meet educational demand. Some even create vocabulary cards to facilitate teaching. All teaching materials are chosen based on daily life association, interest, and practicality.
Teaching materials vary by school. The majority of the teaching materials for the Traditional character system are provided by the Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission of Taiwan. Materials for the simplified character system mostly adapt publications of Jinan University. Some schools have also established own teaching material teams to develop and edit appropriate materials to meet educational demand. Some even create vocabulary cards to facilitate teaching. All teaching materials are chosen based on daily life association, interest, and practicality.
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